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Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know. The injury rate for workers in the warehousing and storage industry is 4.8 injuries per 100 workers, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data—higher than the average rate of 2.7 injuries per 100 workers for all U.S. […]
How likely are you to see an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspector? The agency’s continually growing list of emphasis programs offers one clue. Then there are the OSHA standards the agency cites more often than others. OSHA recently announced its top 10 most frequently cited safety and health standards for fiscal year 2022. […]
The hazard communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200)—sometimes referred to as the HazCom standard or “worker right-to-know”—remains one of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) most frequently cited standards.